Globe December 31, 2018

PLUM LOCO Clad in a puffy purple coat, aged actress BLYTHE DANNER dumbly stares off into the distance during a Santa Monica stroll SOUR NOTE Rock ’n‘ roll will never die — but PATTI SMITH looks like she’s got one foot in the grave! PUPPET MASTER Poison frontman BRET MICHAELS joins a furry new friend at a Florida fundraiser SNOUT & ABOUT Picky beauty MILA KUNIS shows her ugly side while the sloppy star runs errands in L.A. LIFE’S A BEACH The sands of time haven’t been kind to wrinkled Baywatch star DAVID HASSELHOFF THING OF BOOTY Newly single CUBA GOODING JR. kicks back in Miami with a curvy pal…

TV TALK host Kathie Lee Gifford announced she’s leaving NBC’s Today show to direct films and do other projects, but insiders claim the REAL reason is an ongoing catfight with her old pal Hoda Kotb! “When Kathie Lee first signed with Today, she had a lot of perks,” blabs an insider. “There was a time she was doing a musical in Seattle, and they moved the whole production out to the West Coast for one broadcast for it. “Now, a lot of the perks she had are gone, and she’s just working at Today.” On air, Kathie Lee, 65, was gracious announcing her decision on Dec. 11, saying a decade ago, “I fell in love with a beautiful, talented, extraordinary Egyptian goddess named Hoda” — but now she’d be moving…

MIGHTY Ducks actor Shaun Weiss is a mighty big mess! Weiss — best known as Ducks goalie Greg Goldberg — was busted for shoplifting just months after entering rehab following an August arrest for public intoxication! Cops arrested Weiss, 40, in November for allegedly swiping more than $200 worth of stuff from an L.A. drug store. He’s reportedly facing a petty theft charge and a probation violation. In 2017, he was charged with possession of meth and stealing.…

TROUBLED Lisa Marie Pres ley’s twins have been ordered into therapy by the court — as the vicious divorce war between the ten-year-olds’ parents has taken a tragic toll on the impressionable girls! Though a family insider says Priscilla Presley — Lisa Marie’s mom — has tried to shield the innocent kids from the nastiness, “they see what’s going on — and it’s been brutal!” Elvis’ only daughter and her soon-to-be ex, 57-year-old Michael Lockwood, have been embroiled in a bitter split since June 2016 and continue to bicker over custody of their girls, Harper and Finley, who the insider says have been “damaged and traumatized by their parents’ behavior.” Now, Judge Thomas Trent Lewis has ruled the kids must see a mental health professional, following Lisa Marie’s Dec. 10 petition…

CROCODILE Dundee stars Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski split four years ago, but their troubled teenage son admits the Aussie icon has yet to move on since the couple’s shocking divorce! Linda, now 60, walked away after 24 years of marriage — saying she was tired of living in Hogan’s shadow. But their only son, 19-year-old Chance, reveals his famous parents are finally back on speaking terms and see each other “pretty often.” When asked if he’d like them to get back together, Chance says, “I think every divorced kid, a part of them wants that, but I can understand it’s not really going to happen right now.” Linda, who scored a $6.25 million divorce settlement, appears to have gotten over Paul just fine. The retired actress has been cozying up…

THE blockbuster new family flick Mary Poppins Returns has triggered a jealousy-fueled feud with legend Julie Andrews, who furiously believes new star Emily Blunt is stealing her legacy as the magical nanny, say sources. The original 1964 Disney film rocketed golden-voiced Julie to stardom, won her an Oscar and cemented her as Mary Poppins in the hearts and minds of moviegoers. But Emily’s success in the new movie is stealing Julie’s thunder, sources say. Reviewers call the movie, released December 19, “sensational” and “spectacular.” Emily’s being hailed as “amazing.” “I’ve heard Julie is pretty green-eyed over this,” spills an insider. “She never expected that anyone would go so far as to suggest that Emily was better than her. “She’s hiding her true feelings in public, but she’s desperate to save…